[NTLUG:Discuss] Spam is reaching new heights

[Chris J Albertson]

Whenever control is shifted from the user to the application included in an
email, it's not only and annoying privacy issue, but it's a very serious
security problem. Someone will reverse engineer the program and use it's
triggers to cause M$ Outlook to run a virus installer. Bad news.
All the more reason to stay with open source products so the community can
remove these "gems."

By the way, where did the quote below come from? Is it real, or some made up
thing like the postal service charging for emails?


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Chris Albertson
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Quoting kbrannen at gte.net:

 Greg Edwards wrote:
 > You think SPAM is bad now!!  This is all we need to start receiving in
 > our mail!
 >
 >>
 >> After 3 years of research and development, we have created the newest
 >> form of broadcast media that will revolutionize the way businesses
 >> promote their products and services.  Its call a Cybermercial.
 >>
 >> Cybermercials are 30 second commercials that are e-mailed to Opt-In
 >> client lists and viewed immediately as the e-mail is opened on the
 >> desktop of the recipient's computer.  Whether the recipient's
 >> connectivity is low or high bandwidth, the intelligent program knows
 >> and sends a high quality video to their desktop.
 
 Yet another reason not to use Outlook* or ms-windows? :-)
 
 I bet this won't work on Linux mailer readers.
 
 Kevin
 
 
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